Stories by Usman Qureshi

While speaking at a press conference on annual results in Switzerland, Swatch CEO Nick Hayek said that a so-called Apple "iWatch" could never replace the iPhone, and that he doesn't believe such a device would be the next smart device revolution, Bloomberg reports. The chief of the largest Swiss watchmaker added that replacing an iPhone with an interactive terminal on...

Fortune is reporting that Barclays and Citi have both lowered their price targets for Apple's stock (AAPL), while Merrill Lynch is sticking with its $570 price target. However, Merill has found some "worrisome trends" while searching on Google Trends, which tracks the frequency of search terms. After meeting with two senior VPs at Apple, Phil Schiller and Peter Oppenheimer, Barclay's...

In an effort to cut down on the time officers spend behind a desk, 30,000 smartphones are being bought for London's Metropolitan Police. However, Chief Constable Simon Parr, from the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) believes that these devices will likely end up as 'expensive paperweights', The Telegraph is reporting. Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe says that...

Apple attorney Ashlie Beringer has told U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal at a hearing in San Jose, California today that company's failure to produce e-mails from Steve Jobs and other senior executives in violation of a court order in a privacy lawsuit was a “mistake”, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit regards alleged data collection by Apple on the geographical...

Fongo Inc. has today announced the launch of Discount Phone app for iOS and Android, in collaboration with Discount Car & Truck Rentals, the largest Canadian-owned car and truck rental company. The free mobile app is targeted at cutting costs for travellers by offering unlimited free mobile calling and texting to landline and mobile phones in Canada. Discount Phone makes...

Due to fewer working days caused by the Lunar New Year holidays in February, component shipments for the new iMac suffered a big drop. DigiTimes is now reporting through its upstream supply chain sources that March shipments are also expected to be weaker than those seen in January.  The Taiwanese publication notes that Apple usually provides...

AppleInsider is reporting that Walt Disney World is currently in the middle of a trial program that replaces the old-fashioned turnstiles with employees carrying iPod touch devices. It appears that the change is part of a larger initiative by Disney known as "MyMagic+," which aims to make Disney theme parks more convenient and inviting for those who attend....

Former Apple advertising lead Ken Segall has shared a bunch of other names Apple was considering for its legendary smartphone before finally calling it the "iPhone", while speaking at an event at the University of Arizona’s Department of Marketing (via 9to5Mac). He said that in addition to iPhone and iPad, Apple also considered names like “Telepod,” “Mobi,” and...

Back in January, a maintenance contractor who was called out to fix a hydrofluoric acid leak at a Samsung plant in South Korea, died after being exposed to the lethal gas. While the company had issued a statement, promising a thorough investigation into its cause, it has formally issued a public apology today over the incident, reports Engadget....

French website Nowhereelse has published a set of iPhone 6 mockups rendered by Martin Hajek, which are based on a concept by designer Steve Hemmerstoffer. The most interesting thing about the iPhone 6 mockups is the larger edge-to-edge 4.8-inch borderless display and extremely thin profile. The mockup gallery basically sums up all the rumours floating around regarding the...

The first ever call from Apple's original iPhone to the outside world was made by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, when he made a prank call to a Starbucks store in San Francisco, ordered 4,000 lattes and then hung up. According to Fast Company, who sat down with Starbucks employee Ying Hang "Hannah" Zhang, the recipient of Jobs' call, orders...

According to analysts at ABI Research, Android will surpass iOS in smartphone app downloads during this year. The report forecasts that 58% of smartphone app downloads this year will be Android apps, while iOS will get only 33% share. However, if you also include tablet app downloads in the forecast, Apple will stay on top. The...